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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Tend equipment in which a chemical change or reaction takes place in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Typical equipment used are: devulcanizers, batch stills, fermenting tanks, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels. | Adjust controls to regulate temperature, pressure, feed, and flow of liquids and gases, and times of prescribed reactions, according to knowledge of equipment and processes. | |||
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Observe safety precautions to prevent fires and explosions. | ||||
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Monitor gauges, recording instruments, flowmeters, or products to ensure that specified conditions are maintained. | ||||
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Control and operate equipment in which chemical changes or reactions take place during the processing of industrial or consumer products. | ||||
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Measure, weigh, and mix chemical ingredients, according to specifications. | ||||
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Inspect equipment or units to detect leaks and malfunctions, shutting equipment down if necessary. | ||||
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Patrol work areas to detect leaks and equipment malfunctions, and to monitor operating conditions. | ||||
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Test product samples for specific gravity, chemical characteristics, pH levels, and concentrations or viscosities, or send them to laboratories for testing. | ||||
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Draw samples of products at specified stages so that analyses can be performed. | ||||
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Record operational data such as temperatures, pressures, ingredients used, processing times, or test results. | ||||
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Notify maintenance engineers of equipment malfunctions. | ||||
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Add treating or neutralizing agents to products, and pump products through filters or centrifuges in order to remove impurities or to precipitate products. | ||||
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Open valves or start pumps, agitators, reactors, blowers, or automatic feed of materials. | ||||
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Read plant specifications to determine products, ingredients, and prescribed modifications of plant procedures. | ||||
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Drain equipment, and pump water or other solutions through in order to flush and clean tanks and equipment. | ||||
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Make minor repairs, and lubricate and maintain equipment, using hand tools. | ||||
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Flush or clean equipment, using steam hoses or mechanical reamers. | ||||
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Observe and compare colors and consistencies of products to instrument readings, and to laboratory and standard test results. | ||||
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Implement appropriate industrial emergency response procedures. | ||||
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Dump or scoop prescribed solid, granular, or powdered materials into equipment. | ||||
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Estimate materials required for production and manufacturing of products. | ||||
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Inventory supplies received and consumed. | ||||
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Direct activities of workers assisting in control or verification of processes, or in unloading of materials. | ||||
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Tend equipment in which a chemical change or reaction takes place in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Typical equipment used are: devulcanizers, batch stills, fermenting tanks, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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Transportation | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. | |||
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Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Memorization | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. | |||
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Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
IBM Lotus Notes | Electronic mail software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Accumulators | Hydraulic accumulators | |||
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Agitator tanks | Processing tanks | |||
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Air purifying respirators | Respirators | |||
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Air scrubbers | Air scrubbers | |||
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Axial flow fans | Fans | |||
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Barometers | Barometers | |||
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Batch dryers | Air dryers | |||
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Belt conveyors | Belt conveyors | |||
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Belt dryers | Air dryers | |||
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Blenders | Laboratory blenders or emulsifiers | |||
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Blending vessels | Chemical tanks | |||
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Blowers | Blowers | |||
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Bourdon tubes | Pressure sensors | |||
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Brine concentrators | Water purification equipment | |||
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Bucket elevators | Bucket conveyors | |||
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Calibrated rods | Logging instruments for water wells | |||
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Capacitance probes | Capacitance meters | |||
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Catalytic converters | Catalytic converters | |||
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Centrifugal fans | Fans | |||
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Centrifugal pumps | Centrifugal pumps | |||
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Chain conveyors | Chain conveyors | |||
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Chemical reactor vessels | Chemical tanks | |||
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Chemical reactors | Reactors or fermenters or digesters | |||
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Chemical splash goggles | Goggles | |||
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Circulation heaters | Circulation heaters | |||
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Collectors | Collection tanks | |||
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Colorimeters | Colorimeters | |||
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Combustion gas turbines | Turbine engines | |||
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Continuous tray dryers | Air dryers | |||
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Cooling towers | Evaporative coolers | |||
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Crystallizers | Crystallizers | |||
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Demineralizers | Deionization or demineralization equipment | |||
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Digital surface thermometers | Surface thermometers | |||
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Distillers | Bi distillation units | |||
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Drum dryers | Air dryers | |||
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Extractors | Extracting equipment for laboratories | |||
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Fermentation chambers | Standard fermentation units | |||
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Filler presses | Filtering machinery | |||
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Fire blankets | Fire blankets | |||
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Fire extinguishers | Fire extinguishers | |||
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Flow meters | Flowmeters | |||
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Fractionators | Density gradient fractionators | |||
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Gas chromatographs GC | Gas chromatographs | |||
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Gas expanders | Gas recovery machinery | |||
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Gas-liquid separators | Laboratory separators | |||
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Gear pumps | Gear pumps | |||
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Heat exchangers | Heat exchangers | |||
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Humidifiers | Humidifiers | |||
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Industrial dryers | Air dryers | |||
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Industrial filters | Air filters | |||
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Infrared spectroscopic equipment | Spectrometers | |||
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Laboratory evaporators | Laboratory evaporators | |||
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Ladders | Ladders | |||
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Liquid-liquid separators | Laboratory separators | |||
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Manometers | Manometers | |||
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Mechanical reamers | Reamers | |||
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Media filters | Metal fabric media | |||
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Neutralizer tanks | Processing tanks | |||
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Packed towers | Air dryers | |||
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Personal protective equipment | Hazardous material protective apparel | |||
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Pneumatic conveying dryers | Air dryers | |||
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Positive displacement pumps | Positive displacement pumps | |||
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Pressure gauges | Pressure sensors | |||
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Protective face shields | Facial shields | |||
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Reactors | Reactors | |||
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Reciprocating compressors | Reciprocating compressors | |||
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Reciprocating pumps | Reciprocating pumps | |||
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Recovery units | Gas recovery machinery | |||
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Respirators | Respirators | |||
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Reverse osmosis systems | Reverse osmosis equipment | |||
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Rotary cylindrical dryers | Air dryers | |||
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Rotary pumps | Rotary pumps | |||
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Rotating equipment | Rotating shakers | |||
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Safety goggles | Goggles | |||
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Safety shoes | Safety shoes | |||
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Screw conveyors | Conveyor screw | |||
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Self-contained breathing apparatus | Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories | |||
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Soap-spray storage tanks | Storage tanks | |||
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Spectrophotometers | Spectrophotometers | |||
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Spray dryers | Spray dryers | |||
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Steam hoses | Special hoses | |||
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Steam turbines | Steam engines | |||
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Storage drums | Storage tanks | |||
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Thermocouple temperature probes | Thermocouple probes | |||
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Thermocouples | Thermocouples | |||
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Tray towers | Evaporative coolers | |||
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Two way radios | Two way radios | |||
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Vacuum pumps | Vacuum pumps | |||
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Water clarifiers | Water purification equipment | |||
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Water softeners | Water softening accessories | |||
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Welding helmets | Welding masks | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Acetone Recovery Worker | |||
Acetylene Plant Operator | |||
Acid Bleacher | |||
Acid Cleaner | |||
Acid Concentrator | |||
Acid Condenser | |||
Acid Extractor | |||
Acid Maker | |||
Acid Operator | |||
Acid Patroller | |||
Acid Plant Helper | |||
Acid Plant Operator | |||
Acid Polymerization Operator | |||
Acid Purification Equipment Operator | |||
Acid Purifier | |||
Acid Recovery Operator | |||
Acid Regenerator | |||
Acid Remover | |||
Acid Retort Operator | |||
Acid Tender | |||
Acid Treater | |||
Aluminum Hydroxide Process Operator | |||
Ammonia Distiller | |||
Ammonia Nitrate Operator | |||
Ammonia Still Operator | |||
Ball Mill Operator | |||
Blow Down Operator | |||
Boiling Tub Operator | |||
Burner Operator | |||
Butadiene Convertor Operator | |||
C D Reactor Operator | |||
C D Still Operator | |||
C D Stripper | |||
CD Reactor Operator | |||
Cadmium Liquor Maker | |||
Cat Cracker Operator | |||
Catalyst Operator | |||
Catalyst Recovery Operator | |||
Catalyst Unit Operator | |||
Catalytic Converter Operator | |||
Catalytic Converter Operator Helper | |||
Caustic Liquor Maker | |||
Caustic Operator | |||
Caustic Plant Worker | |||
Caustic Preparer | |||
Caustic Purification Operator | |||
Caustic Room Operator | |||
Causticiser | |||
Cell Operator | |||
Cell Tender | |||
Chamber Walker | |||
Chamber Worker | |||
Chemical Compounder | |||
Chemical Equipment Controller | |||
Chemical Machine Tender | |||
Chemical Operator | |||
Chemical Process Equipment Operator | |||
Chemical Process Operator | |||
Chemical Processor | |||
Chemical Tank Worker | |||
Chemical Treatment Operator | |||
Chemical Unit Operator | |||
Chlorination Operator | |||
Chlorinator | |||
Chlorinator Operator | |||
Chlorine Cells Operator | |||
Chlorine Operator | |||
Clay Plant Treater | |||
Coagulating Bath Operator | |||
Coagulating Operator | |||
Contact Acid Plant Operator | |||
Control Board Operator | |||
Cracking Still Operator | |||
Cracking Unit Operator | |||
Crystalizer Tender | |||
Cuprous Chloride Helper | |||
De-Ionizer Operator | |||
Dehydrogenation Converter Operator | |||
Desulphuring Operator | |||
Desulphurizer Operator | |||
Devulcanizer Loader | |||
Devulcanizer Operator | |||
Devulcanizer Tender | |||
Dissolver Operator | |||
Drug Department Worker | |||
Dust Collector Operator | |||
Fermenter Operator | |||
Filteration Operator | |||
Gas Treater | |||
Gasoline Catalyst Operator | |||
Generator Operator | |||
Glycerine Plant Operator | |||
Hydrochloric Acid Operator | |||
Hydrogen Operator | |||
Impregnator Operator | |||
Ion Exchange Operator | |||
Kettle Operator | |||
Lye Treater | |||
MVA Operator (Monovinylacetylene Operator) | |||
MVA Reactor Operator (Monovinylacetylene Reactor Operator) | |||
MVA Still Operator (Monovinylacetylene Still Operator) | |||
Mercury Purifier | |||
Mercury Washer | |||
Multiskill Operator | |||
Neutralizer | |||
Nitroglycerin Distributor | |||
Nitroglycerin Neutralizer | |||
Nitroglycerin Separator Operator | |||
Outside Operator | |||
Oxidation Operator | |||
Oxygen Plant Operator | |||
Pan Helper | |||
Para Machine Operator | |||
Paradi Operator | |||
Pharmaceutical Worker | |||
Pigment Processor | |||
Pilot Control Operator | |||
Poacher Operator | |||
Poly Operator | |||
Poly Plant Operator | |||
Polymerization Kettle Operator | |||
Pond Tender | |||
Process Operator | |||
Production Operator | |||
Production Technician | |||
Purification Operator Helper | |||
Raymond Mill Operator | |||
Reactor Operator | |||
Resin Maker | |||
Ripening Room Hand | |||
Ripening Room Operator | |||
Salt Machine Operator | |||
Salt Maker | |||
Salt Plant Operator | |||
Salt Refiner | |||
Soda Column Operator | |||
Soda Dialyzer | |||
Soda Maker | |||
Spray Dry Operator | |||
Stock Preparation Operator | |||
Sublimer | |||
Thiokol Operator | |||
Tower Helper | |||
Tungsten Tender | |||
Twitchell Operator | |||
Vaporizer | |||
Varnish Filterer | |||
Vessel Operator | |||
Viscose Cellar Charge Hand | |||
Viscose Cellar Worker | |||
Wet Mix Operator | |||
White Lead Filterer | |||
Zinc Chloride Operator | |||
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